Add Michael Del Zotto’s name to the injured list. The Flyers announced on Friday afternoon that the defenseman will miss four to five weeks with an undisclosed lower body injury. That’s just a crushing blow to the team’s defense.
Del Zotto missed the stretch run of the 2015-16 season, plus the playoffs, with a wrist injury, and now this lower-body injury is just another blow for him. He left the third period of Thursday night’s preseason game against the New York Rangers, but we’re still in the dark as to exactly what his ailment might be.
MDZ is one of the Flyers most steady defensemen, and with Brandon Manning also dealing with an injury, the roster decisions are considerably more complex for the team now.